Kilpisjärvi, Lapland.

This place is gorgeous.

This photo was taken at about 10pm from the slopes of fell Saana, facing north (where the sun is).

You can see 3 countries in this picture: Finland (Pikku-Malla and Iso-Malla fells in the foreground), Norway (distant mountain on the right) and Sweden (distant mountains on the left).

Out and about

On Saturday (12.5) we had our first Siivouspäivä in Helsinki.

I went to town to see what was happening...

Made this fox/shrimp/babycarrot inspired thing from rope at a tent where you could use sewing machines (for free) to make bags, clothes, whatever, from old pieces of Marimekko fabric (for free).

I can't sew (yet..!), so I picked up a ball of rope they had used to secure some tents, cut up some rope bits instead and braided them. 

And it turned in to a necklace somewhere along the way.

Artist Katja Tukiainen was there, and she drew this cute picture for me on a piece of fabric, which I will absolutely have to frame.

One of my friends is working in Laituri, so I dropped by for a visit. 

The exhibition going on right now is about urban design, 

so I picked up this interesting booklet on the subject:

 Here's the evolution of street lights in Helsinki from 1860 - 1970.

Here's the evolution of kiosks (1890 - 1970).

Park benches from 1890 to 1980.

 Loving the plan they have for the walking street:

Some funky tiling:

Necklace anatomy

Picked up this necklace from a fleamarket for 1.50e and took it apart.

I think all those components were well worth the money, I've already used some of the bead caps for earrings, now all I have to do is decide what to make with the rest...!

Bonn, Köln, Speyer & Strasbourg